Dr Satyajit Mohanty blogs

A claw toe is a toe that is contracted at the PIP and DIP joints and can lead to severe pressure and pain. Ligaments and tendons that have tightened cause the toe's joints to curl downwards. Claw toes may occur in any toe, except the big toe. There is often discomfort at the top part of the toe that is rubbing against the shoe and at the end of the toe that is pressed against the bottom of the shoe. Causes: Claw toe deformity results from altered anatomy and/or neurologic deficit, resulting in an imbalance between the intrinsic and extrinsic musculature to the toes. 1. Claw toe deformity can develop as a complication of fracture of the tibia. The deformity develops following a tibia fracture is basically due to adhesions of the flexor hallucis longus (FHL) and flexor digitorum longus (FDL) muscles to the surrounding structures under or just proximal to the flexor retinaculum. According to Fitoussi et al it may be related to a subclinical compartment syndrome localized in the distal...

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